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<title>Batch mode (command files)</title>
<para>
- GPSBabel supports working with batch- (command-) files (option -b).
+ In addition to reading arguments from the command line, GPSBabel can
+ read directions from batch (or command) files via the '-b' option.
</para>
<para>
These files are ideal for holding long command lines, long file lists, complex filters
- and so on. You can use all GPSBabel known options and combinations when writing
- such files. Nested batch files (the '-b' option within a batch file) is supported too.
+ and so on. You can use all GPSBabel options and combinations when writing
+ such files. Nesting batch files by using the '-b' option within a batch file is supported.
</para>
+ <para>
+ Here is an example demonstrating segmenting a large command line
+ by placing the input and filtering directives in a file called 'all_my_files'. </para>
<screen format="linespecific">gpsbabel -b all_my_files -o gdb -F all_my_tracks.gdb</screen>
+ </para>
<para>
'all_my_files' could look like this:
</para>